Chosen Genre

     Hey I'm back !! Me and my partner have both agreed to a genre. The genre me and my partner have chosen is comedy. We came to the conclusion of comedy because we're both interested in that particular genre. We think that we could come up with a funny opening sequence that is along the lines of a comedy movie. We are both excited to start our projects. See you in the next blog !

Genre Research

Romantic genre

Common camera angles -

• Two-shot
• Wide shot
• Eye level shot
• Over the shoulder shot
• Close shot
• Mid shot

Common Mis-En-Scene -

• A lot of props are used in romantic films. For example, wedding rings.The actors are usually dressed according to their character. A high key type of lighting makes the film feel more real and helps set a happy mood. A low key lighting helps set a more romantic mood.

Common editing -

• Cross cutting
• Cutaway 
• Reverse shot

Elements of the genre -

• Emotional tension
• A sympathetic heroine 
• A believable plot
• A happy ending

Example films -

•  About time
• A star is born
• The fault in our stars

Common sounds -

• Incidental sound
• Internal diegetic 
• Voice over

What elements do you like ?
I like how romantic movies always have a good climax and I like the happy endings.

What elements do you dislike ?
Overall I like romantic movies but sometimes i don't like how corny they are.


Action genre

Common camera angles -

• Dutch
• Wide shot
• Eye level shot

Common Mis-En-Scene -

• Costumes - The costumes depend on the type of movie. For example, some action movies use super hero costumes
• Lighting - Usually low key lighting
• Make-up - Some makeup used is to show the results of an action match. For example, bruises, cuts, etc.
• Props - The main props used in action films are guns, knifes, planes, etc.
• Settings - settings of action movies are very varied 

Common editing - 

• Cross cutting
• Cutaway
• Eye-line match

Elements of the genre -

• Typically includes violence and a lot of action
• Typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero

Example films of the genre -

• Avengers endgame
• Captain Marvel
• John Wick

What elements do you like ?

I like the plots of action movies and how after every scene it gets more exciting and pulls you in.

What elements do not appeal to you ?
I think some action movies don't make sense and feel as if they're just thrown together with no purpose.

Genre PowerPoint Research

Horror genre

Common lighting - 

• Uplighting - lighting from the floor, pointing up
• Silhoutte - defined as an outline that appears dark against a light background
• Spotlighting - projects a bright beam of light onto a performance space

Camera angles -

• Close up shot is commonly used to scare and make the audience feel uncomfortable by invading the characters privacy
• Establishing shot is typically used to show where the scene is set
• Over the shoulder is used to build horror and suspense during a conversation
• Long shot is used to show the characters figure

Camera movement - 

• Pan shot (Usually paired with music that has a climax)
• Handheld shot is used to create a sense of reality and makes horror films scarier
• Tracking shot is used to follow someone throughout the scene 

Common Mis-En-Scene -

• Settings and props - dark setting, typical rural setting or deserted area. The main props are weapons such as chainsaws and knifes
• Lighting and color - Set in the dark. Black, red, and grey are colors mostly used to represent horror films
• Costumes and makeup - Mostly dressed casually with effort put into the outfit for the  hunt of their roles. Some horror films have characters with full body costumes or makeup to add suspense and fear 

Elements of horror -

• suspense building up to a climax
• Provoking fear or terror to the audience 
• Plot contains frightening and unexpected incidents

Common sound - 

• A waterphone is used to create the creepy sounds used in horror movies
• "Nonlinear" sounds - very high amplitude in comparison with the sounds produced by normal musical instruments (ex. a child's cry)
• Horror films also use a series of diegetic sounds, sound motif dialogue, etc.

What elements do you like ?

I really like the suspense and music elements in horror films because they keep you on your feet  throughout the whole movie and keep you pulled in, ready for the next scene.

What elements do you dislike ?

For the most part, horror films are very interesting to watch but some films can get very confusing easily. Also some scenes can be very stomach churning and explicit

Examples - 

• The exorcist
• Friday the 13th
• The exorcist
• Poltergeist

Pitch Blog

     Hey, it’s me again and this time I’m going to try an narrow down my pitches I stated in my last blog. Out of the three pitches my teammate and I decided on we chose the first and third pitches. These pitches are the the ‘Dangerous Love’ pitch and the ‘Life Gone Wrong’. Dangerous Love is a horror flick while Life Gone Wrong is a more comedic and action packed film. I feel both of which are and can shape up to be great movies if I can film and edit correctly and smoothly. With only being able to film the first two minutes of the movie this proves a challenge. I would have to include a plot, overalls setting, introduce main characters, and give hints and foreshadow into what’s to come. I really love these two ideas because they seem more unique than any other movie out right now. Both of these movies have also seen to spike interests in many countries across the world. Now let’s begin to go a bit deeper into these pitches.

     The pitch of ‘Dangerous Love’ is , “A love crazy girl believes she’s met the guy of her dreams, but it quickly proves to be the guy of her nightmares.” This first pitch shows that no matter what you think may be right you always have to be careful. Sometimes the person you least expect is going to be the person who you have to be expected of. The girl named Scarlet always wanted a relationship like the ones in the movies, the crazy encounter and the true love ending. Instead, she found a guy who became obsessed, possessive, and manipulative. When she tries to leave, he stalks her and swears he will do anything to make her his again. While his ambitions turn deadly she must fight to stay alive and when all else fails she may have to do it herself. With no one to aid her and her “loved one” having all the seeming advantages against her what’s she going to do? How will he prevail or will she fall victim like the others before her? Scarlet will show you all of this in this movie.
     The pitch for ‘Life Gone Wrong’ is , “Lifelong friends gone broke. Their last resort, robbing a bank. They aren’t the sharpest, but this may play in their favor.” This movie has the potential to be both comedic and action packed and all in all a movie for all to enjoy. The story of two lifelong friends and their road to riches comes crashing down when they realize they’re in debt and behind several months on their rent. Their plan,  robbing a bank for all it’s money. It may sound dumb, it’s because they are dumb, but this may play in their favor somehow. Two idiots, dumb police, and even dumber crew members this has disaster written all over it? How will they do it and most importantly will they get away with it? Rodo and Willis the two main characters were never top of their class, but they may have came up with the best, but unthought i’d plan ever. This movie will leave you wanting more and more and at the edge of your seat. So, why wouldn’t you want to watch a movie that can make you laugh and keep your nerves as a factor?
     In the end, my partner and I decided to choose Life Gone Wrong as our pitch to film and make real. Even though we feel this would be a bit of a challenge to work with we feel we’re ready for it. Rodo and Willis seem fit to make a movie out of and the fact that the movie is both action and comedy makes it a double whammy. To begin, I love making people laugh so the script should not be that difficult to write. The difficult part will be storyboarding and editing which I feel very confident and proficient at, on a good day though. I can’t wait to apply my skills in film making to make this pitch reality and making that reality beautiful. I’ve always wanted to make a movie and this will be my first every chance to do so and I plan on doing it in a memorable and fantastic way. I also can not wait for the adventure ahead and see what obstacles are thrown in my way. So again we went the idea of Life Gone Wrong because we feel we have a bit more to use for that movie. Thank you so much for listening and have a nice day!

Start of the Final Task

     Hello, my name is Jeffery Love. I attend Fort Lauderdale High School and I’m currently in my sophomore or otherwise known as 10th grade year. I’m 16 years old and I consider myself mature for such a young age. I consider myself a fun and outgoing person, definitely the life of the party some may say. I love to hang out with friends whether it be at the beach or at one of their house’s and I do this a lot during the weekend of course. I also love to play video games, they are my getaway when my school and social life get really stressful and out of hand. I also love watching Gordon Ramsay videos on youtube, it’s something about him yelling at people that really makes me laugh. I plan on doing the Final Task with Sage as shes proven to be a reliable partner and we also work really well together. This project proves to be a obstacle that I’m ready to tackle and do really well on. My partner and I have narrowed down many pitches we came up with for the movie and have decided to tell you about the three we have so far.
     Before I tell you though, I’d like to reflect on my progress in this class and many of the skills I have taken on. First and foremost, I learned how to properly use a camera. I specifically learned how to properly film, hold, and handle the cameras provided to me by my teacher. I also learned how to edit on different applications such as Pinnacle Studios. To add on, I also learned how to storyboard and how to us mis en scene to my advantage in the film making process. One of my favorites is how to use editing to make clips and footage appear and move much more smoothly. Further, I used editing to shorten or lengthen clips to make the run time of the finished project appropriate. The talents I’m most excited to use are editing and filming. Of course these two are the most important in the film making process, but these are also the hardest to do. Somehow I feel I got these in the palm of my hand and I’m ready to prove it.
     To end, I wi be telling you my pitch ideas for my final task. A pitch is a Hollywood term used to describe an idea in 25 words a less. My first pitch is ,  “A love crazy girl believes she’s met the guy of her dreams, but it quickly proves to be the guy of her nightmares.” My second is , “She’s hiding something, something dark. Will she be able to hide it forever or will her luck run out?” And my last one is , “Lifelong friends gone broke. Their last resort, robbing a bank. They aren’t the sharpest, but this may play in their favor.” The first two pitches are meant to be a part of the horror genre and the last pitch is meant to be comedic/action packed.

Editing Blog

     Today in class I began editing my music video. It didn't really take that long compared to the last time I edited a video. I dumped the footage from the camera we used to record the day before we edited so my team didn't have to waste any class time doing that. I took an SD card reader to import the footage to the laptop to be able to edit. As soon as I entered class, my teammate grabbed the laptop and we got straight to work so we had plenty of time to finish in one class period. I finished editing with time to spare to email my teacher the finished product and also begin working on this blog. Editing the music video was fairly easy and adding the transitions and switches to scenes were really cool. Adding the music and finding the perfect place to put certain lyrics was a little tricky, but I got in done. Out of the editing process for the commercial and music video the music video was by far the easier and quicker one. This may be due to the fact that I'm a little more experienced now.
     To begin I first made sure our footage was on that specific laptop my team was using. I did this by checking through the computer’s files and looking at the most recently imported. That’s where I seen my footage and I then went to open Pinnacle Studios to start working on my music video. My teammates and I had to chose between many different takes, but we narrowed it down to the best looking ones and the scenes that really fit most to the vibe of the song. I then adjusted the length of some of the clips by cutting them so the video appeared to run much smoother then the first watch. Then I went online to find the song that my group chose which was Teenage Dream. I had to make sure I was using the right version of the song because there was a lot of covers and remixes made by other parties that weren’t the actual song or were performed by different people. I found the right version and started importing it to Pinnacle Studios which took around ten to fifteen minutes to finish. Once finished I added it to the video and did my best to mesh it perfectly to the cuts and transitions in the footage. Once my teammates and I finished that we watched the video a couple times over to make sure it was good and to our liking.
     After we watched it a couple times and made it the best we could I went to send it to my teacher so it could be graded. I then discussed with my teammates how I think we did a really good job on the music video overall. Editing this time around was a breeze and only took one class period compared to the two class periods it took for the commercial. My teammates were also a huge help in making this experience really enjoyable and much more easy this time around. The laptop we used was super quick and really compatible with the WiFi and helped us move on from the editing portion relatively quickly. The short amount of time I took allowed me to start my blog in class and get it done in that class. I think the more I edit the more and more I will get better at it and the shorter amount of time it will take me. The entire process of editing from dumping the footage onto my laptop to sending the finished product to my teacher was very fun. I can’t wait for my next editing project so I can see how much I’ve improved in that area. Thank you everyone for reading!

Filming Blog

     Hello everyone! Over Thanksgiving break my team and I began and finished filming our music video. I filmed on Wednesday at Lauderdale-By-The-Sea by Anglins Pier. I arrived a little later than everyone else, but as soon as I got there we got right into filming. I also invited one of my friends to come, so we had more actors and a bit more help. Overall we had a great time filming at the beach, it was really enjoyable. The weather was nice as it was just the right temperature and the lighting wasn't bad. Not many people were at the beach which was very surprising for it being the first day of break. We took about 5 minutes deciding where we should start filming and finally compromised by the bathrooms. On the walk there we shared about our commutes there and how we feel this is going to be a good filming day.
     The first scene was recorded by a pink bathroom door and we chose this because it was the most vibrant and upbeat color out of all the other doors. We then filmed our walk from the bathroom to the beach. We had to fake a conversation between us to make it appear we were actually talking instead of just walking. The next scene we filmed was us arriving at the beach after our commute from the bathroom. As our feet touched the sand we ran towards the ocean ready to begin the fun. Teenage Dream is a bit of a long song so my teammates pretended to be a couple trying to enjoy some alone time but being constantly taken apart by their friends. One scene was me getting pushed into the water by one of the girls and I got to get wet which was really good to be honest. The next scene was the “couple” holding hands and walking down the shoreline. While they were enjoying themselves I split the boy up from the girl by lifting him up and carrying him away. Let’s just say he was kind of heavy and was glad the scene was over when it was.
     My next scene was the group walking from the beach to the ice cream shop. We went and bought ice cream (well my teammate’s mom did) and we recorded us sitting down and talking while enjoying the treat. We then recorded us looking at puppies through the store front and they were so cute. The next and final scene was us walking away about to say our goodbyes. The “couple” hugged and mid way through we pulled them apart and went our separate ways. Overall the filming was really fun for all of us. We got to spend quality time with each other while getting some work done. The next step is to edit and put our video together and add the music. I can’t wait to see how the music video turns out, to be honest I feel it’s going to be so good. Thank you for listening!